Infrastructure

We expect federal money once again to make U.S. cities an example to the world and that public debt will disappear by magic — it won't.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority should reconsider its proposal to debar contractors for late or overbudget work, the Citizens Budget Commission said.

The committee also unanimously voted Tuesday to reverse a planned $7.6 billion cut in highway spending that’s scheduled to take effect in a year.

The bill won praise from state departments of transportation, which rely on federal funding as they plan major projects that often include tax-exempt financing.

Proceeds will finance a 6.7-mile section of the North Tarrant Express to add four toll lanes to a section of Interstate 35 north of downtown Fort Worth.

The residents of Waverly, Hickman and rural Lancaster County, Neb., would join Lincoln drivers in paying an annual wheel tax to fund county road and bridge improvements under a newly unveiled proposal.

The Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority is challenging a recent state law to abolish the agency.

Supporters of two offshore wind projects in development off Long Island say they will spark a wave of investment to make the Empire State a leader in renewable energy development.

The company behind the nation’s first privately owned intercity passenger railway in more than a century is seeking approval from California and Nevada to raise as much as $3.6 billion in tax-exempt bonds for a high-speed train linking southern California to Las Vegas.

Charlie Baker's far-reaching package includes nearly $5.7 billion for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which runs Greater Boston mass transit.